By Peg Prendeville
And still the sun shines and everybody is enjoying the “long hot summer” of 2018. I know we may suffer for it yet but it is enjoyable all the same.
The newly founded Knockdown Arms Walkers are being blessed with lovely Monday evenings for their weekly walk and all of them are enjoying the exercise and chat. Anyone is welcome to join. Just be in Knockdown at 8.15 on any Monday evening.
Congratulations to John and Helen Sheehy, Dromagarraun on the birth of their grandson Llewellyn Sheehy recently to their son Michael and Tanya.
Congratulations also to my sister Bridie and her husband Stephen Murphy on their 40th wedding anniversary last weekend. I composed the following song in their honour for their party in Moore’s last Friday night.
Way up in Carrigkerry
Not far from Moore’s Bar
There lives a handsome couple
In “Some View” in Glenastar.
They are now married forty years
And we wish them many more
As they celebrate their ruby
And get ready for the gold.
They’ve been blessed with lovely children
And grandchildren now also
Who’ve inherited their talents
And can put on their own show.
Between them they’ve got talent
And can act the amadán
While Bridie takes her camera out
And Stephen his bodhrán.
They love the fun and humour
And the craic in Moore’s Bar
They might sing of poor old Mikie
While enjoying the odd jar.
So to Bridie and to Stephen
We’ll raise our glasses high
And remember absent dear ones
To whom we’ve said Goodbye.
Now let’s gather round together
Maybe shed some happy tears
As we clap hands and wish them well
And give them both three cheers.